Subscription sample boxes shake up beauty routines

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CHICAGO (AP) — It’s a beauty product fan’s dream: a monthly box sent to the door filled with samples of lip glosses, face creams, hair treatments and nail polishes.

The trend started a few years ago with companies like Birch Box charging between $10 and $15 a month for subscriptions. But it’s recently taken off with dozens of options. There are high-end boxes, fragrance-only boxes, even vegan boxes.

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